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Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ…
Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ in answer to Mr. Danvers's former book entitled, A treatise of laying on of hands : with a brief answer to a late book called, A treatise concerning laying on of hands, written by a nameless author / by B.K. ...Laying on of hands upon baptized believers, as such, proved an ordinance of Christ in answer to Mr. Danvers's former book intituled, A treatise of laying on of hands : with a brief answer to a late book called, A treatise concerning laying on of hands, written by a nameless author / by B.K. ...
London : Printed, are to be sold by Benj. Harris ..., 1698
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Laying on of Hands UPON BAPTIZED BELIEVERS, As such, Proved both fr… › Chapter 5
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Let all Men here consider his partiality; Is this a Precept in so many words, Lay hands on all Officers? whereas the word ⟨p. 45⟩Officer, or Elder, is not mentioned in the Text, or Verse, before nor after, nor elsewhere throughout that fifth Chapter: we must therefore have recourse to other Scriptures in the case of Officers, which are full Precedents for it, as Acts 13.3. and 6.6. as we compare Heb. 6.2. Acts 8.15, 17. and 19.6. for the clearing the Truth we contend for, comparing Scripture with Scripture.
But secondly, The words are rather in themselves a Caution or Prohibition than otherwise; will he call this a full Precept? the most he can assert from hence is this, that the words do imply that Timothy was to lay hands on some body, otherwise no room for those Expressions; but then what kind of Laying on of hands he intends is the question; whether it be only one sort, or more, from hence it may be hard to decide. May we not conclude Paul's Counsel to Timothy thus far comprehensive, viz. do not lay hands suddenly on any Man, neither to Office, let them first be proved, 1 Tim. 3.10. nor upon Persons baptized as such, they must first be taught, or instructed in the Truth they are about to practise; which may be gathered from Mat. 28.20. Heb. 5.12. they must be so taught, and the Truth so explained, that Persons may obey the same in Faith, and with understanding.